At Big Ten spring meetings, coaches lobby for 24-team playoff

May 18, 2026

By Pete Thamel, ESPN: Outside the meeting rooms at a swanky resort in Southern California, the Big Ten displayed some signature art for the league’s annual meetings.

It prominently featured three of the national championship trophies won by the conference this year — Indiana‘s football trophy and the basketball trophies won by the UCLA women and Michigan men.

Coming off three consecutive national titles in football, the Big Ten’s voice will be heard louder this offseason. The league formally invited reporters to the spring meetings, a departure from the recent past and a move that mimics the heavily covered SEC meetings that take place annually in Florida after Memorial Day.

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At Big Ten spring meetings, coaches lobby for 24-team playoff

It's clear from early conversation at the Big Ten spring meetings that coaches remain adamant about moving to a 24-team College Football Playoff, an idea that began less than a year ago and has gained support across the ACC and Big 12.

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